CVE-2017-6367 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A crafted HTTP request with specific headers crashes the Cerberus FTP Server service, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-6367?

CVE-2017-6367 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 14 Mar 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Cerberus FTP Server 8.0.10.1, a crafted HTTP request causes the Windows service to crash. The attack methodology involves a long Host header and an invalid Content-Length header.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6367?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Cerberusftp Ftp Server.

How do I fix CVE-2017-6367?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6367 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2017-6367 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6367 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gpc7-cph4-jx4r.

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